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Integrating Networking Tools into ESL Writing Classroom: Strength and…
Integrating Networking Tools into ESL Writing Classroom: Strength and Weaknesses
SNS (Social Networking Services)
is used to share opinions, interests, activities
interaction over the internet through email or instant messaging
Most popular of them : Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn
Allow individuals to meet strangers
opportunity to exchange data important for education
search data, discuss it in forums, and evaluate it
Digital Literacy. Integrating SNS into ESL Writing Classroom
SNS are developing in an amazing rapid pace
world becomes more and more independent on ICT (Infromation and Communication Technology)
Constructing Virtual Classroom through the Facebook
Students can use online diary, blogs to improve their writing skills
Facebook has Note app a kind of Blog
Tcan use the this blog as a Blackboard and give assignments
Teacher can ask students to create a Facebook account and become a friend at least one of his classmates
Wikipedia as a Discussion Forum
a discussion board about the book or ideas, thoughts
Students as driving force behind each discussion
Teacher can also share some useful information for discussion
Techer and students take part in the discussion based on the topic
Teacher ask students to write reflection on the lesson
Advantages of Integrating SNSs into ESL Writing Classroom
The electronic communication tools allow students to write to the teacher and to each other
in ways that will open up teaching and learning opportunities for everyone involved
great benefits for lifelong
education environments
enhancing the skills such as the ability to search, to
evaluate, to interact meaningfully with tools
Facebook affects learner motivation and strengthens students’ social networking practices.
social networking services have more options than when using
communication tools which only have single function, such as instant messaging or e-mail
Social networking services allow for multimedia interaction which brings together pictures, videos, links
and so on
empower them and their work and leads to self-directed learning
Disadvantages of Integrating SNSs into ESL Writing Classroom
SNSs like Facebook, Blog, or Twitter are still serving us as entertainment on a large degree which might cause students' distraction
SNSs have
the potentiality to breed inappropriate relationships between teachers and students
the lack of technological devices in schools, the teachers’ unawareness of
available ICT teaching resource
It takes time to design, edit and modify digital learning materials for teachers
The learners must have access to computer and internet.
some students are accustomed to the traditional
book-centered approach
Writing tasks online will lead students to ‘copy-paste’ from the extensive online resources without thinking.
Yusupov Lutfullo 7T group
Integrating Social Networking Tools into ESL Writing Classroom:
Strengths and Weaknesses
Melor MD Yunus